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In response to "But how good were the photos from 120 years ago? Or even 100 years ago? -- nm" by JaxSean

you can see at least some of the photographic plates that have been digitally scanned here.. nm but: -- (link)

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jan 15 '16, 19:01

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after digitalization, pretty remarkable things can be done to manipulate images, use algorithms to give likely results, and then track things over time. it's like digital reconstruction more than outright in-person photography. (dasch.rc.fas.harvard.edu)

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here's a story, linked in their news section, that gives a bit of a summary of the project. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 15, 19:04 1
- oh, this write-up is loads better. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 15, 19:05

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